And these were the replies in the original thread.

bobbym wrote:

Hi Jane;

Personally, I can't see why it is called either. Sometimes you go down, an action not described by either name.

We are not tiresome, we just seem that way.

Tigeree wrote:

I've always called it a lift. Except for when I was in America... Wow, that's strange. But in this case I agree with bobby.

bobbym wrote:

Hi all;

You can never go wrong agreeing with bobbym.

MathsIsFun wrote:

An Englishman walks into a bar. "Oh my goodness, how silly of me. Wonder why I didn't see that bar there? Perfectly obvious bar. Oh well ... never mind ..." (passes out)

Tigeree wrote:

I've always called it a lift. Except for when I was in America... Wow, that's strange. But in this case I agree with bobby.

Thanks, Identity.

I have sent an email to MathsIsFun demanding an explanation for that outrageous action.